WILMINGTON, NC – Senior Mitchell Vance and freshman Pake June both fired three-under-par 69 rounds to rally Francis Marion University to an 11th-place showing, Monday (Mar. 27) at the UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate Men's Golf Tournament. 
 
Francis Marion University was 13th in the team standings after Sunday's opening round, and remained 13th after the completion of the second round on Monday morning.  The second round was suspended by darkness on Sunday evening.
 
The 54-hole event was played on the par-72 Country Club of Landfall course.
 
After shooting rounds of 295 and 292, the Patriot squad produced a final-round tally of 283, only one stroke shy of their season-best round of 282 posted twice earlier this season.
 
That result climbed FMU ahead of Coastal Carolina University and the University of Maryland and into 11th position with a 54-hole total of 870.   Nationally ranked TCU claimed the team title by one stroke over Wright State University, 843-844.
 
Vance, a native of Hartsville, finished with a 73-70-69=212 scorecard that placed him in a tie for 17th position in the players' standings.  That 212 total was only one stroke off his best tournament showing of the year.
 
June's final round was a career best for the Florence native.  He finished at 222 and tied for 58th position.
 
FMU senior Grant Sellers carded a final-round even-par 72, and coupled with earlier rounds of 71 and 76, he tied for 44th position at 219.  Other Patriot golfers included junior Xavier Schwarz (75-72-74=221) tied for 54th and senior Carlos Garre (76-74-73=223) tied for 61st.
 
Schwarz recorded a pair of eagles during the tournament, as he scored a three on the 504-yard, par-5 18th hole on each of the second and third rounds.  Garre also recorded an eagle on the 521-yard, par-5 fourth hole during Monday's final round
 
Barend Botha of the University of Toledo captured medalist honors by two strokes as he finish with a 70-66-68=204 scorecard.
 
Francis Marion will conclude its regular season schedule at the Wofford College Invitational Tournament in Spartanburg on April 3-4.
 
 
UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate
CC of Landfall - Dye Course
Wilmington, NC
Dates: Mar 26 - Mar 27
No.      Team                                   Scores
1          TCU                                    278-281-284= 843   -21
2          Wright State                        288-275-281= 844   -20
3          UNC Wilmington                  282-288-275= 845   -19
T4        James Madison                    283-292-275= 850   -14
T4        Stetson                               278-282-290= 850   -14
6          Campbell                            286-277-289= 852   -12
7          Clemson                             287-283-286= 856   -8
8          Charleston Southern            283-294-283= 860   -4
9          Davidson College                 289-290-285= 864   E
10        Toledo                                296-274-295= 865   +1
11        Francis Marion                    295-292-283= 870   +6
T12      Coastal Carolina                  290-287-296= 873   +9
T12      Nebraska                            292-302-279= 873   +9
14        Maryland                            296-288-295= 879   +15
15        Appalachian State               299-302-293= 894   +30
16        USC Upstate                      287-304-313= 904   +40
17        Georgetown                        300-298-309= 907   +43